Boynton Beach murder-suicide; Charles Geragi and Richard Geragi, business executive brothers shot dead by relative of former worker who defrauded their firm, ‘All American Farms Inc,’ millions of dollars. Suspect, Nesar Dawla fled scene only to shoot self dead during police pursuit.
Two brothers who co-owned a tobacco and produce company were shot to death in their office building in Boynton Beach on Monday by the brother of a former employee who who stole millions from the company in a fraud case, Florida police said.
Charles Geragi, 67, and Richard Geragi, 72, both of Delray Beach, owned All-American Farms Inc., one of the businesses at 2400 High Ridge Road. About 4 p.m. Monday, the Geragises were meeting with Nesar Dawla, 39, of West Palm Beach, the brother of former employee Sadman Dawla, to arrange a repayment, Boynton Beach Police said in a news release.
Estimated 371 unauthorized checks totaling more than $5 million
Sadman Dawla was an accountant for All-American Farms Inc. between 2016 and 2022, according to a probable cause affidavit for his arrest. He was arrested in 2024 after the Geragises discovered he had written an estimated 371 unauthorized checks from the company’s account to himself and several others, totaling more than $5 million, the affidavit said.
Nesar Dawla was also allegedly involved in defrauding the company, but detectives did not have enough probable cause to arrest him in the case, Boynton Beach Police said, the Sun-Sentinel reported.
At least 12 unauthorized checks were issued to Nesar Dawla from the company’s account while his brother was an employee, totaling about $56,000, according to the affidavit.
The Geragises and Nesar Dawla on Monday were meeting in an office room to discuss him returning money related to his brother’s fraud case. At some point during the meeting, Nesar Dawla shot the brothers, WPEC reported.
Moments later the assailant fled the scene with one 911 caller telling dispatchers her colleagues knew the shooter and that his brother ‘stole a whole bunch of money’ when he worked for the company.
Gambling addiction cited
Witnesses told police they saw Dawla run across the street from the office building and take off in a white Cadillac SUV. A ‘concerned resident’ called police to report a suspicious car and person that matched the description of Nesar Dawla’s car leaving the scene.
During a brief pursuit, Dawla shot himself. The SWAT team found him dead in the car.
Sadman Dawla pleaded guilty in 2024 to four counts of grand theft over $100,000 and two counts of money laundering over $100,000 in connection with the defrauding of the Geragises business. His sentencing in the case as of Tuesday is scheduled for Thursday morning, Palm Beach County court records show.
At the time of the fraud, Sadman Dawla was ‘trying to make good’ on debts he had accumulated from a gambling addiction according to filed legal documents. The assailant had sought help through Gambler’s Anonymous, and his brother Nesar Dawla was willing to attend meetings in support.
None of the $5M owed money was ever paid back
All-American Farms filed a civil lawsuit against Nesar and Sadman Dawla and multiple other defendants who allegedly received unauthorized checks related to the fraud case in 2023. At the time of the filing, the lawsuit said none of the defendants had paid back any of the stolen money.
In July 2025, the court ruled in favor of All-American Farms and ordered Sadman Dawla to pay $5,195,942.
‘Turns out the two gentlemen who were shot and killed were friends of ours,’ said Jackie Ellis, who owns KW Innovations, a nearby business. ‘They were the landlords and owners of our building — the nicest men. This is devastating.’
‘Whenever we would run into them, which is often out here. We would give them a hug, they would hug us just beautiful men and beautiful people,’ Ellis added.
Police said the Geragis own several businesses, including a law firm in the plaza where the shooting happened.
